UC academic policy and planning

IRAP is responsible for maintaining and interpreting a number of academic planning policies for UC, as well as related processes, regulations, and higher education frameworks. These include:

• Academic Calendar policies
• UC Extension and Summer Session policies
• System-level program review processes (see Review process for establishing graduate degree programs and academic units and Compendium pages)
• Master Plan for California Higher Education
• State Authorization of Distance Education
• Licensure and Certification Disclosures

IRAP supports the Academic Planning Council (APC), the Joint UC Academic Senate/Administration body that reviews planning issues and develops & revises policy related to the University’s academic mission. Policies approved by APC include:

• Self-Supporting Graduate Professional Degree Programs policy
• Open Access policy (publication of scholarly works)
• UC International Activities Policy